文档介绍：Chapter Four Chapter Four Techniques in Reading Techniques in Reading and Understanding and Understanding English Newspapers and English Newspapers and Magazines Magazines What students can learn from this chapter: What students can learn from this chapter: 1. 1. The stylistic features of The stylistic features of ■■ News Headlines News Headlines (Lexis; Grammar; Rhetoric) (Lexis; Grammar; Rhetoric) ■■ Content structure Content structure (News lead; Inverted pyramid ) (News lead; Inverted pyramid ) 2. 2. Some practical skills in reading news stories Some practical skills in reading news stories 3. 3. The usage of punctuations in English news The usage of punctuations in English news Linguistic features of news stories: Linguistic features of news stories: tabloids vs. broadsheets (p54-56) tabloids vs. broadsheets (p54-56) ■■ Headlines Headlines ■■ Paragraphs Paragraphs ■■ Punctuations Punctuations ■■ Rhetorical patterning Rhetorical patterning ■■ Modifiers Modifiers ■■ Lexis Lexis ■■ Headlines of tabloids: an example Headlines of tabloids: an example ■■ Bold print and Bold print and capitalized letters capitalized letters ■■ mas mas ■■ Paragraph length: contrastive examples Paragraph length: contrastive examples Daily Mirror Daily Mirror , November 19, 2005 , November 19, 2005 ROOKIE WPC SHOT DEAD ROOKIE WPC SHOT DEAD Robbery victim had been cop for only 8 WEEKS Robbery victim had been cop for only 8 WEEKS By Lucy Thornton By Lucy Thornton AN unarmed policewoman shot dead by hooded raiders AN unarmed policewoman shot dead by hooded raiders yesterday had been in the force for only a few months. yesterday had been in the force for only a few months. A second WPC who was seriously wounded in the A second WPC who was seriously wounded in the shoulder was also believed to be a probationer. shoulder was also believed to be a probationer. The two brave officers, both in their 30s, were blasted by The two brave officers, both in their 30s, we